Sacramento judge orders release of alleged rape victim/witness
A 17-year-old alleged rape victim who has been held on a material witness warrant since March 23 was ordered released today by a Sacramento judge. Superior Court Judge Lawrence G. Brown again...
View ArticleMan shot in arm in eastern Sacramento County
Sacramento County sheriff's deputies are responding to a shooting near Howe and El Camino avenues, according to authorities. A man was shot in the arm near the area's 99 Cent Only store, according to...
View ArticleSacramento authorities seek help to find at-risk 12-year-old boy
The Sacramento County Sheriff's Department is seeking the public's help in finding a 12-year-old boy who has not been seen by friends or family today. Ruben Lopez, pictured at left, was last seen in...
View ArticleSacramento police seek help finding 22-year-old man
Sacramento police are asking for the public's help in finding a 22-year-old man who walked away from his home this morning. Robert Manzano Escalicas Jr., who has a developmental disability and is...
View ArticleSacramento Sheriff's Department hosts 3 sites for "Take-Back" day
Area residents who need to get rid of unwanted prescription drugs can drop them off at three locations Saturday as part of a national "take-back" day. The effort, led by the Drug Enforcement Agency, is...
View ArticleDriver in fatal crash into tree along Highway 50 is identified
The Sacramento County Coroner's Office has released the name of a driver who died along Highway 50 on Monday when his pickup left the roadway and hit a tree near Folsom. He was identified as Joseph...
View ArticleUpdate: Highway 50 on-ramp at Howe Avenue partially closed by tipped big rig
An overturned big rig is still backing up traffic on westbound Highway 50 at Howe Avenue. The big rig driver apparently tipped his rig over when he took the northbound Howe Avenue on-ramp to westbound...
View ArticleCraigslist scam targets renters in Roseville
Roseville police are warning of a renter scam on Craigslist. Police said that a person seeking to rent a home in Roseville responded to a Craigslist posting for a house only to find out that the poster...
View ArticleMan jailed, suspected of spray painting dog's face
A man was booked into Sacramento County Jail on suspicion of spray painting the face of one dog and exposing two other dogs to a household chemical. Denis Vorobyov, 24, was arrested Monday on suspicion...
View ArticleWomen make history in Sacramento while hearing murder appeal
By Denny Walsh dwalsh@sacbee.com Three proud women took their seats side-by-side today as the first all-woman panel in the 107-year history of the Sacramento-based 3rd District Court of Appeal. As they...
View ArticleKatehi takes 'full responsibility' for UC Davis pepper spray confrontation
By Sam Stanton sstanton@sacbee.com UC Davis Chancellor Linda P.B. Katehi made her first public comments today on last week's pepper spray report, saying she accepts full responsibility for last...
View ArticleUPDATE: South Sacramento suspect shot in leg by armored car guard
One man was hospitalized with a gunshot wound to his leg after he allegedly tried to rob an armored car guard in the parking lot of a south Sacramento Walmart store this afternoon. The attempted...
View ArticleJury acquits one in gang shooting, hangs up on 2nd defendant
A Sacramento Superior Court jury today acquitted one reputed street gang member and failed to reach a verdict on a second in a retrial into an Oct. 12, 2008, shooting at a 65th Street mini-mart in...
View ArticleSix arrested in connection with burglaries in rural Placer County homes
Six Sacramento County residents were arrested Monday on suspicion of burglarizing homes in the Placer County communities of Meadow Vista and Applegate. The owner of an unoccupied home on Clipper Gap...
View ArticleYuba County deputies investigate thrift-store burglary
The Yuba County Sheriff's Department is investigating a weekend thrift-store burglary that included the theft of a go-cart and cash register. A store employee discovered the break-in at the Thrift,...
View ArticleMissing 12-year-old boy located, returned to family
A 12-year-old boy reported missing Monday has been found. The Sacramento County Sheriff's Department reports that Ruben Lopez (pictured) was found Monday evening and returned to his home. Lopez had...
View ArticleCoroner identifies Rancho Cordova teen killed Tuesday night
The Sacramento County Coroner's office has released the name of a teenager shot to death last night in Rancho Cordova. Jorden Benedict, 19, of Rancho Cordova was pronounced dead at a hospital at 10:12...
View ArticleFraternities and sororities pledge to help prevent alcohol-marred Picnic Day
Members of fraternities and sororities at UC Davis have signed a pledge this year designed to curb out-of-control drinking on Picnic Day this Saturday. Among the points in the 10-point covenant signed...
View ArticleSacramento police say missing man has been found
Sacramento police said today that a missing 22-year-old man who walked away from his south Sacramento home earlier this week has been found. Robert Manzano Escalicas Jr., who has a developmental...
View ArticleJury convicts Griffin in 2009 Folsom rape and murder case
By Andy Furillo afurillo@sacbee.com A Sacramento Superior Court jury today convicted Sylvester Griffin for the December 2009 asphyxiation murder and rape of Alice Lynn Murphy in her senior-living...
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